History of Abberton

Feature articles

How Abberton was hit by the strongest earthquake in England's history.>>more

White's Directory of Essex 1848

ABBERTON, a small village and parish, 4½ miles South of Colchester, contains 248 souls, and 1067 acres >>more.

White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.

More local history sources

Books featuring Abberton from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Abberton.

Search for Abberton census returns at ancestry.co.uk.

1841 England Census | 1851 England Census | 1861 England Census
1871 England Census | 1881 England Census | 1891 England Census
1901 England Census

The Essex Record Office: an excellent starting point for research. The ERO has an online catalogue by the name of SEAX and a database of Parish Records held in the ERO. Access to both via their home page.

Roll of honour for the men of the villages of Abberton and Langenhoe.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 036, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Abberton.

Images of England web site which has a photographic record of England's listed buildings - from the grandest house to the humblest cottage. Enter the town or village in the search box. Photographs are accompanied by a detailed architectural description of the property.